blog.wellsphere.com — Harvard researchers prove that being part of a social network of people getting in shape can help you lose weight. A groundbreaking study released by the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that weight loss can spread from person to person through social networks of friends and families.
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n10eAug 24, 2007
This doesn't work, My social network is filled with skinny people and it only makes me larger by comparison.
hollismbAug 24, 2007
Yeah, I was about to say... Groundbreaking? Uh, no. Common sense, yup.
hairyfotrAug 24, 2007
*applys black eyeliner, and makes a blank stare towards the camera, which happens to be under a very strange angle, and flash is set to maximum*
franb24Aug 24, 2007
Just checked out the original study - <a class="user" href="http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/4/370.">http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/4/370.</a> It is definitely focused on the spreading of obesity over the last 10 years, but they also talk about how the social network "phenomena" also applies to weight loss (and alcohol and smoking cessation). Here are some other articles the study refers to about it:Wing RR, Jeffery RW. Benefits of recruiting participants with friends and increasing social support for weight loss and maintenance. J Consult Clin Psychol 1999;67:132-138. [CrossRef][ISI][Medline]Malchodi CS, Oncken C, Dornelas EA, Caramanica L, Gregonis E, Curry SL. The effects of peer counseling on smoking cessation and reduction. Obstet Gynecol 2003;101:504-510. [Free Full Text]Bruckner H, Bearman PS. After the promise: the STD consequences of adolescent virginity pledges. J Adolesc Health 2005;36:271-278. [CrossRef][ISI][Medline]Montgomery GH, Erblich J, DiLorenzo R, Bovbjerg DH. Family and friends with disease: their impact on perceived risk. Prev Med 2003;37:242-249. [CrossRef][ISI][Medline]McKnight AJ, McPherson K. Evaluation of peer intervention training for high school alcohol safety education. Accid Anal Prev 1986;18:339-347. [CrossRef][ISI][Medline]Wechsler H, Moeykens B, Davenport A, Castillo S, Hansen J. The adverse impact of heavy episodic drinkers on other college students. J Stud Alcohol 1995;56:628-634. [ISI][Medline]
happinyAug 25, 2007
How about speaking in the 4th person...
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samanthapicklesDec 10, 2008
I can believe this. I know that when me and 4 of my other girlfriends started to force each other to get to the gym we all had each other to lean on and encourage. We usually all go out to lunch together since we work in fairly close places but just having them there for encouragement helps a lot. We all take Green Tea Extract to help us stay in prime condition. Since we started this regiment 3 months ago as a group we have lost 42 lbs the last time we figured the number. This is the website to the Green Tea Product <a class="user" href="http://greenteaevolution.com">http://greenteaevolution.com</a> We use a work out my friend Karyn's brother made for us but mostly its just high intensity weight lifting (high reps and low rest) and follow that up with a medicine ball core work out and fifteen minutes of cardio on the elliptical machine. Work out with your friends it works!
bbf2899Dec 28, 2009
Losing weight takes some time. Support groups can be extremely beneficial - peer pressure. They can also be detrimental if your group enables procrastination or gives you the OK not to workout today or eat more. More tips to burn belly fat at <a class="user" href="http://www.burnbellyfatbook.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.burnbellyfatbook.com</a>
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